You need to bring something strong to a founding team.
You don’t need to fit a typical profile. The best teams don’t necessarily follow a formula. They bring together complementary skills around a shared ambition.
CoFoundry is looking for people who genuinely want to build a technology company. Whether they come from science, engineering, product, business, design, operations, industry or a completely different path.
Some will know how to build a technology.
Others will deeply understand a market.
Some will know how to sell, rally or lead.
Others will excel at turning ambiguity into action.
What matters is what you can bring to a team, and what others can bring that you don’t have.
28 spots. Many ways to earn yours.
We’re not looking for a perfect CV or a specific entrepreneurial track record.
We’re looking for people who show ambition, initiative, the ability to learn fast, resilience, curiosity and a real capacity to collaborate with other strong people.
People who can take feedback, and give it.
People who keep moving even when not all the answers are in yet.
People who want to start a company now, not just explore entrepreneurship.
Don’t see yourself in the traditional entrepreneur profile? Apply anyway. What interests us is your potential to become an excellent co-founder.
Eligibility criteria
Live in Quebec and be legally eligible to receive the program’s stipend;
Be available full time for the 12 weeks of the program;
Be able to take part in person in Montreal;
Have a good understanding of French, the program’s main language;
Have the ambition to explore creating a technology-based company;
Apply as an individual, without an already-formed founding team;
Be genuinely open to forming a team with people you don’t know yet;
Be ready to explore ideas, problems or technologies other than your own and to invest yourself fully in the process.
You can apply without…
An existing startup
A predefined idea or project
A technology or intellectual property
Prior entrepreneurial experience
Already have an idea, a technology or a project? Great. You can bring it with you, as long as you’re ready to question it and explore other opportunities with the people you’ll meet.
You could meet your future co-founder here.
Applications: October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Possible extension until February 5, 2027.